[modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post

Bookdepository.uk.com did not charge me any postage when I bought a book on 
"Vertical Milling In the Home..." this past Summer.


Al


--- On Sun, 1/11/09, Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 2:59 PM
> It is certainly not in the same league as MSEE but TSME
> (http://tsme.ca/ )
> is celebrating their 75th anniversary this year.
> 
> I second Clif's suggestion regarding Amazon. Their
> "buy it used" service has
> very competitive rates and no charge for local shipping of
> new books if you
> exceed their minimum order size. I think that the UK is
> losing considerable
> business due to the excessive shipping costs to overseas
> purchasers. With
> the current exchange rate the cost of many model
> engineering items is
> reasonable but the addition of shipping puts it out of
> bounds.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Clif Walker
> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:40 PM
> > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> > 
> > Hi Harry and All,
> > 
> > If you know the weight and size of the Book you could
> possibly sort your
> > own
> > delivery out. Some of the courier companies will do a
> collection service
> > organised from the delivery end of the operation.
> > I dont like the delivery costs made by some businesses
> as they seem to use
> > excess charges as a way of boosting their profits.
> > Also have you tried Amazon as they seem to sell most
> books.
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > Clif
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Harry Wade" <hww@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:31 PM
> > Subject: [modeleng] Old Clubs and Post
> > 
> > 
> > > Alan and all,
> > > SMEE was founded in 1898 by Percival Marshall and
> a few others.  I was
> > > once a member of that esteemed (well, by some
> anyway) organization but
> > > after a few years we reluctantly parted company
> over non-payment of
> > dues.
> > > I couldn't see continuing to feed them annual
> dues for little benefit
> > > other than being able to say I was a member and
> wear the pin.  They did
> > > produce quite a nice little journal, for a club.
> > >
> > > Post.  I know this is a futile rant, but I've
> just now priced a book out
> > > of the UK, at a reasonable priced from a
> commercial bookseller, but the
> > > post on the book will be over 12 Quid!  For a
> smallish quarto book!
> > That
> > > just seems outrageous to me and will prevent a
> purchase, which was at
> > best
> > > a stretch in this economy anyway.
> > > Grumble, grumble,
> > > Harry
> > >
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